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Partnership means more opportunities for Ag students
CBC, OSU have teamed up to create increased educational options for Oregon Ag students
Makenna Bishop
Issue date: 6/2/09 Section: News
By Makenna Bishop
The Daily Barometer
There are many students studying agricultural sciences on this campus, but many other schools in the state of Oregon don't have the opportunity or the means to provide those same options.
A partnership was recently formed between Columbia Basin College and Oregon State to create new and increased opportunities for students interested in programs concentrating on agriculture.
At OSU, the College of Agricultural Sciences is currently home to several different academic departments. The degree, which is part of the partnership with CBC, is in crop and soil science.
OSU currently houses an agriculture program in La Grande, Ore., at Eastern Oregon University. It is this program that is participating in the partnership.
Cary Green is the assistant dean and head advisor for the College of Agricultural Sciences.
"The genesis for this [partnership] was the desire of CBC to find options for their students who are interested in completing a four-year degree in crop and soil science," Green said.
The partnership would give students who currently attend CBC the option of transferring to the OSU agriculture program that is offered at Eastern Oregon University. There, students would be able to complete the requirements necessary to receive a bachelor's degree in crop and soil science from OSU.
CBC, located in Pasco, Wash., was interested in the close proximity of EOU's agriculture program.
According to a press release from CBC, Kerrin Molton, agribusiness program instructor at CBC, said students take the basic courses in the related field but typically transfer soon after to a university with more specialized courses and programs.
The program is currently laid out to help students who are planning to transfer save time. Community colleges are a good place to take basic courses. CBC hopes, with OSU's help, to provide a convenient way for students to transfer without their credits being rendered useless.
The Daily Barometer
There are many students studying agricultural sciences on this campus, but many other schools in the state of Oregon don't have the opportunity or the means to provide those same options.
A partnership was recently formed between Columbia Basin College and Oregon State to create new and increased opportunities for students interested in programs concentrating on agriculture.
At OSU, the College of Agricultural Sciences is currently home to several different academic departments. The degree, which is part of the partnership with CBC, is in crop and soil science.
OSU currently houses an agriculture program in La Grande, Ore., at Eastern Oregon University. It is this program that is participating in the partnership.
Cary Green is the assistant dean and head advisor for the College of Agricultural Sciences.
"The genesis for this [partnership] was the desire of CBC to find options for their students who are interested in completing a four-year degree in crop and soil science," Green said.
The partnership would give students who currently attend CBC the option of transferring to the OSU agriculture program that is offered at Eastern Oregon University. There, students would be able to complete the requirements necessary to receive a bachelor's degree in crop and soil science from OSU.
CBC, located in Pasco, Wash., was interested in the close proximity of EOU's agriculture program.
According to a press release from CBC, Kerrin Molton, agribusiness program instructor at CBC, said students take the basic courses in the related field but typically transfer soon after to a university with more specialized courses and programs.
The program is currently laid out to help students who are planning to transfer save time. Community colleges are a good place to take basic courses. CBC hopes, with OSU's help, to provide a convenient way for students to transfer without their credits being rendered useless.
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